Nov. 26, 2012

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue recruit Kendall Stephens, a 6-5 senior guard at St. Charles (Ill.) East High School, scored 30 points in the title game and was selected MVP of a holiday tournament this past weekend. Stephens is playing with a torn labrum in his right shoulder and likely will have to have surgery.

Recovery time is an estimated six months. If Stephens waits until season's end to have surgery, he won't be ready for summer workouts at Purdue. If he has surgery now, he will miss the rest of his high school career but would be ready in the summer.